Between Inked Lines

Dragons

Chris was about to open his mouth when another voice spoke for him. "Too bad C.J. sucks at dragons." Vince's eyes were drawn to where a young girl was sitting at a tattoo station wiping down a man's arm on which she had tattooed a brilliant purple snake. "There you go, Adam. I still don't get why it's purple, but I hope you like it."

Adam walked over to the mirror and Vince watched as his mouth dropped open. "Oh my God! This is amazing! It's just what I pictured!" He turned to look at the girl and wrapped her in a hug. "Thank you!"

"No problem," she said, putting some clear wrap and tape over the tattoo to keep in protected. "Just remember what I told you and take care of it."

Once Adam had paid and left the shop, Vince turned to Chris with his eyebrows raised. "Who's she?"

"I'm the new girl," the girl put in for him. "He hired me because he was tired of turning down people who wanted Asian art," she said with a proud smirk. The girl's dark brown hair was streaked with a dark magenta color which contrasted with her tan skin. Her dark green eyes shone with a teasing light when she laughed at Chris's glare. "What? It's true, isn't it?"

Chris was about to open his mouth when another voice spoke for him. "Too bad C.J. sucks at dragons." Vince's eyes were drawn to where a young girl was sitting at a tattoo station wiping down a man's arm on which she had tattooed a brilliant purple snake. "There you go, Adam. I still don't get why it's purple, but I hope you like it."

Adam walked over to the mirror and Vince watched as his mouth dropped open. "Oh my God! This is amazing! It's just what I pictured!" He turned to look at the girl and wrapped her in a hug. "Thank you!"

"No problem," she said, putting some clear wrap and tape over the tattoo to keep in protected. "Just remember what I told you and take care of it."

Once Adam had paid and left the shop, Vince turned to Chris with his eyebrows raised. "Who's she?"

"I'm the new girl," the girl put in for him. "He hired me because he was tired of turning down people who wanted Asian art," she said with a proud smirk. The girl's dark brown hair was streaked with a dark magenta color which contrasted with her tan skin. Her dark green eyes shone with a teasing light when she laughed at Chris's glare. "What? It's true, isn't it?"

Chris sighed and nodded. "This is Carlina Estrada. Carly, this is Vince, Letty, and Leon. Vince is a friend of mine from high school."

"Nice to meet you all. You guys can call me Carly," she said shaking each of their hands in turn. Vince looked at the quarter sleeve of intricate tattoos she had on both arms. The tattoos were colorful and bright, each no doubt had a meaning behind them. Her bright green tank top was low cut in the front and revealed a slice of her tone stomach which was decorated with a tattoo or two as well.

Vince cleared his throat, drawing attention to himself. "As much as I like talkin' to ya, Chris. I did come here for a tattoo." He gave the image to Chris and chuckled when Carly stood on her tip toes to look at it over his shoulder.

"There's no way in hell you can do that dragon right, Chris," Carly said, giggling softly when Chris scowled.